cowtipper7
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i'll paypal 5 dollars to anyone who can write out the drum parts!!!!!| thanks
when i see cover bands play this song, usually the drummer doesn't even attempt to play it like the original. they usually just play a straight rock beat.
when i see cover bands play this song, usually the drummer doesn't even attempt to play it like the original. they usually just play a straight rock beat.
And for the love of God, why?? It's NOT difficult! **scratches head....
Youtube is a wonderful tool.
Here is Mr. Smith himself talk about the pattern and giving a brief demonstration.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyueXH0MNwE&feature=related
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That's a great link, really illuminates the creative process of a BAND, and shows how a simple embellishment changes a good tune into a great one. Someone asked about Journey's "split" and Steve said they all got an equal share, and he's set for life because of it. If a band wants to sound like a band, and they create the songs together, even if its to a limited degree, they should all share in the publishing. If your record hits big, how bad will the vibe be if the bass player and drummer show up to the next rehearsal in hondas, while the singer/guitar player have Porsches? I doubt they will feel like contributing much. What would Tool sound like if Maynerd wrote Danny's drumparts? If Geddy wrote Neals? Even if it's not an even split, it should be something. It also pisses me off when a band fires rhythm section members and replaces them with sidemen to get a bigger share. Let's see, who's done this? Oh, I remember, it was STEVE PERRY!
This reminds me of an interview with Steve Smith I read years ago...Steve Perry really came across poorly....was telling Smith he had bad time ( laughable) and became a pretty demanding sounding p*ick in the studio to be honest. There were other things too and it evenutally leed to the splitting of Smith from Journey....apparently Perry was a drummer when he was younger but I doubt he was anywhere in the ballpark of where Smith is/was but acted like a complete know it all.....my impression of Perry has been bad ever since.
Smith admitted the problem was he couldn't play to a click, and Perry wanted him to.
It wasn't until after he was canned that Smith learned how to play to a click.
Not to excuse Perry though, he was a total jerk to the rest of the band at the time, and it's apparent from interviews he's done since then Perry has some serious issues.
In one interview I read, Perry said he never felt like he was part of the band because the other members had all played with name bands before Journey, which is laughable given Perry wrote a large percentage of Journey material. Another interview Perry says the band was wrong to play those songs without him, never mind that Perry did a solo tour where he played Journey songs without the rest of the band.
However, in the Behind the Music, Perry did admit he was in the wrong and that he regretted getting rid of Smith and Valory.
Floating around the net is an interview with Journey's long time manager Herbie Herbert and he lays into Perry pretty hard over the firing, and points out how many albums and awards Steve Smith has gained since getting booted from Journey. Herbie also discusses how he kept Steve Smith on the band's payroll through out the Raised on Radio tour, even though he wasn't in the band anymore.
Here's the link to that interview. It's hella-huge, I just spent over an hour reading it, but lots of stuff in there.